Homegrown Dialogues: Womanist Perspectives on Spirit, Sound, and Sustainability

On Saturday, September 20, the Yale Institute of Sacred Music will host a daylong symposium and performances featuring award-winning vocalist and composer Andromeda Turre.(Link is external) The symposium will be convened by Dr. Mark Lomanno(Link is external), an esteemed ethnomusicologist, jazz historian, and pianist whose work critically examines the intersections between artistic performance, academic study, and sustainable community-building. The event is sponsored by the ISM’s Religion, Ecology, and Expressive Culture initiative. 

Turre was raised in the presence of jazz legends such as Dizzy Gillespie and Ray Charles, and is the daughter of trombonist Steve Turre and cellist Akua Dixon. Turre’s emotionally resonant performances have captivated audiences in over seventeen countries across Europe and Asia, as well as in renowned American venues. Turre is also a prominent advocate for environmental causes, a theme which is strongly integrated into her work.